Quick Response Codes & Facility Management

The process of managing, monitoring, and maintaining the mechanical, electrical, (MEP) and plumbing systems in a facility is a challenging task. Some Facilities Managers (FM) used Barcodes to aid in tracking and managing assets, including mechanical systems. Quick Response codes (QR codes) are essentially the next generation of Barcodes. This paper will examine to what degree the use of QR codes in a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) will be able to improve the FM's ability to track and manage inventory and assets, and the management and retrieval of information about the mechanical system. It will also examine to what extent QR codes may be able to improve the efficiency of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment maintenance in the operations of their facilities. Information on how facilities managers of Higher education Institution in STATE NAME REMOVED are using Barcodes and QR codes is presented.